Chow is served to American infantrymen of the 347th Infantry Regiment on their way to La Roche, Belgium, 13 January 1945.

Issuance of dry rations in the U.S. military. The 347th Infantry Regiment of the 87th Infantry Division on the way to La Roche, Belgium. Photo unusual in at least three things: the soldiers mess kit, shawls as in Stalingrad 1943, and a grenade on the collar soldier handing out food. Time taken: 01/13/1945

Snowy Night, Brighton, England - a place I once called home

Brighton during snowfall.

City of Vorkuta, ref Stalin,s Russia

The city of Vorkuta. Soviet state documents show that the goals of the gulag included colonization of sparsely populated remote areas. The notion of "free settlement" was introduced. When well-behaved persons had served the majority of their terms, they could be released for "free settlement". It is estimated that of the 40,000 people collecting state pensions in the Vorkuta area 32,000 are trapped former gulag inmates, or their descendants.